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Phase Plans and Guards

Define your work type phase plans and guards

Articles

  • Understanding Phase Plans

    Watch this short video to find out how phase plans work. Get to know more about Phase Plans A training module is available to help you get to know more ...

  • Create or edit a phase plan

    Get guidance on how to create a phase plan, add phases and transitions, or edit an existing plan.

  • Phase Guards

    Learn how to apply phase guards to transitions.

  • Managing System Phase Guards

    Learn how you can remove system phase guards from the system

  • Add a Phase to a Phase Plan

    You can add a phase to a phase plan in Modeller to tailor the workflow of a work type to your specific requirements. Steps to add a phase to a phase pla...

  • Add a Transition to a Phase Plan

    You can add a transition to a phase plan to allow users to move from one phase to another. Steps to add a transition to a phase plan If you are already ...

  • Phase Features

    A phase feature is a capability that you enable on a specific phase of a work type. Instead of a behaviour being on for the whole work type, a phase fea...

  • What carries over when a matter spawns from an instruction

    An instruction is the work item that captures a piece of work before your firm is engaged. Once it is ready to proceed, it spawns a matter, which become...

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